The BC PNP issued 80 Invitations to Apply (ITA) on March 3, 2020 under the Tech Pilot to applicants with job offers in the 29 key technology occupations. Applicants had minimum scores of 90 under BC’s eligibility criteria. The BC PNP Tech Pilot is extended to June 2020. Although BC is experiencing significant labour shortage [...]

The SINP International Skilled Workers (ISW) conducted a draw on February 27, 2020. For this draw, EOI were issued to those with scores on 69 on Saskatchewan’s selection grid. A total of 576 applicants were chosen, with 301 from the Express Entry (EE) Pool and 275 from the Occupations in Demand (OID) pool. Both the [...]

The H-1B registration process has begun accepting applications as of March 1st at 12pm, which will run through to March 20, 2020. The H-1B category is the temporary worker path in the U.S. that allows Skilled Foreign nationals to remain in the U.S. and work for a period of 6 years. Unfortunately, this is an [...]

President Trump's proclamation expanding the travel ban (often referred to as the “Muslim Ban”) to nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania into the U.S. goes into effect on February 21, 2020. The travel ban has said to distinctively target predominately Muslim countries including Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, but with the inclusion of Venezuela [...]

Lawyers often get posed this question? Are you an Immigration Consultant? What is an Immigration Lawyer? Why should I hire an Immigration Lawyer who costs more, rather than an Immigration Consultant? There are many misconceptions about Immigration Lawyers vs. Immigration Consultants and I will provide an answer to why you hire a licensed Immigration Lawyer, [...]

On January 30, 2020, Manitoba issued 181 Invitations. Out of the 181 invitations, 11 candidates had a valid Express Entry ID, 124 candidates were under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba, 18 candidates were under the International Education Stream and 39 candidates were Skilled Workers Overseas. The lowest ranking score under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba [...]

As part of its efforts to attract skilled workers and fill labour shortages and promote economic growth in rural and small Ontario communities, Ontario has implemented the Regional Immigration Program, a 2-year pilot program set to begin accepting applications in early 2020. The fee will be $1,500. The OINP Regional Immigration Pilot will accept approximately [...]

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday that they will no longer accept visa applications from Iranian nationals for E-1, E-2 and Investor visas. This decision comes after current USA - Iran tensions starting in 2018 after the Trump Administration terminated the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights [...]

With the growing number of Teacher shortages in Quebec, The Quebec Ministry of Education and Higher Learning announced a campaign to attract Foreigners and Canadians to come to the Province to teach. The groups of people targeted are Foreign Teachers, Teachers in other Provinces in Canada, Professionals wishing to change careers, as well as Students [...]